picture from great inventions
This is the first electric powered washing machine. It was developed by a man called Alva J. Fisher.
The time line of washing machines:
1904- the first production of washing machines
1949- first invention of punched card washing machines
1951- production of Europe's first automatic washing machine
1978- first microchip controlled washing machine in Europe
Vacuum Cleaners
Early vacuums did the job but were not nearly as efficient as the cyclone Dyson but were highly appreciated by the 1940s housewife.